title: [Finger onychomycosis due to Candida tropicalis: short-pulsed Nd:YAG laser therapy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treatment options for onychomycosis are numerous but of limited efficacy, potentially dangerous and/or relatively restrictive.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the first case of Candida tropicalis onychomycosis resistant to standard topical treatments successfully treated with four sessions of Nd:YAG laser in Short Pulse mode. The efficacy of treatment was verified at 3 months via a negative control sample and was maintained for at least 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nd:YAG laser is a versatile type of laser widely used in dermatology. Its mode of action in the treatment of onychomycosis may consist of a thermal effect that is non-specific but differentiates between healthy nail and diseased nail, which respond differently to impact. The main interest of this case is in helping to pave the way for a new type of treatment for onychomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Cabinet de dermatologie, centre Laser, 4, place du Général Leclerc, 94130 Nogent-sur-Marne, France; Centre Laser international de la peau de Paris (CLIPP), 85, avenue de la Bourdonnais, 75007 Paris, France. Electronic address: michaelnaouri@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naouri
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mazer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D041022:Candida tropicalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012074:Remission Induction
keywords: Candida tropicalis; Laser; Nd:YAG; Nd:Yag; Onychomycose; Onychomycosis